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{{short description|Norwegian composer and pianist}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Wolfgang Plagge
| imagename = Wolfgang Plagge
| captionimage = Wolfgang Plagge i Arendal.jpg
| image_sizecaption = =
| landscape image_size = 200
| landscape =
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|08|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Oslo]]
| origin = [[Norway]]
| genre = [[Classical Music|Classical]]
| occupation = [[piano|Pianist]], [[composer]]
| instrument = [[Piano]]
| years_active =
| label = <small>[[Simax catalog|Simax]], 2L</small>
| website = {{URL|www.plagge.no}}
}}
 
'''Wolfgang Plagge''' (born 23 August 1960 in [[Oslo, Norway]] by Dutch parents) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] composer and pianist.<ref name=listento>{{cite web |url=http://www.listento.no/mic.nsf/doc/art2002100720405067709315 |title=Wolfgang Plagge - Biography - Composer and pianist |last= |first= |authorlink= |work= |publisher=ListenTo.no |language=Norwegianno |accessdateaccess-date=2015-05-09}}</ref><ref name="Nbl">{{cite web|url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Wolfgang_Plagge/utdypning|title=Wolfgang Plagge|last=Karevold|first=Idar|authorlink=|work=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|language=Norwegianno|accessdateaccess-date=23 May 2012}}</ref>
 
== Biography ==
Plagge started playing the [[piano]] as four years old, and made a sensational recital debut in the University Hall in Oslo, only twelve years old.<ref name=listento/> He also started composing at an early age, had his first work published aged twelve, and is particularly renowned for his works for wind instruments. Despite a rheumatic disorder Plagge often occurs as pianist and has played with several leading orchestras. He has received several awards for his musical work.<ref name="Nbl"/> He has been performing as a soloist with a large number of orchestras in and outside of Norway, and has worked with internationally renowned artists like [[Ole Edvard Antonsen]], [[Jens Harald Bratlie]], [[Aleksandr Dmitriyev (conductor)|Aleksandr Dmitriyev]], [[Philippe Entremont]], Lutz Herbig, [[Piotr Janowski]], [[Evgeni Koroliov]], [[Solveig Kringlebotn]], [[Truls Mørk]], [[Robert Oppenheimer]], [[Robert Rønnes]], [[Leif Segerstam]], [[Randi Stene]], [[Roberto Szidon]], [[Lars Anders Tomter]] and [[Frøydis Ree Wekre]].<ref name=listento/>
 
Plagge has since he was 8 years been organist and eventually [[Cantor (Christianity)|Cantor]] in Asker and Bærum congregation of [[The Catholic Church]] in [[Stabekk]], Norway. He has a significant number of musical contribution to the Catholic hymnbook in Norway, "Lov Herren" (Praise the Lord).
 
Plagge’s list of works ranges from liturgical music to symphonic works while chamber music and piano solo pieces constitute a main portion of his output. Plagge has also focused on writing for wind instruments and has penned a number of works for woodwinds and brass in chamber settings. 1996 saw Plagge being bestowed with the Composer of the Year Award by the [[Trondheim Symphony Orchestra]]. In 2001 he received an ASCAP Award and he won the Vocal Nord’s composers competition in 2003.
 
In 2007 he was the recipient of the [[Hungary|Hungarian]] ''The international cultural order of knights of [[St. Stefan]]'' which is Hungary's highest civilian honor for his work on promoting Hungarian music and culture in the Nordic countries, as well as his work with the teaching technique of [[Zoltán Kodály]].
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*[[2001 in music|2001]]: American ASCAP Award<ref name=listento/>
*[[2003 in music|2003]]: Winner of Vocal Nord composers’ contest<ref name=listento/>
*[[2014 in music|2014]]: [[Bærum]] Culture Award<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.budstikka.no/Wolfgang_Plagge_fikk_B_rums_kulturpris-5-55-7484.html |title=Wolfgang Plagge fikk Bærums kulturpris |last=Vinje |first=Marianne |authorlink= |work=[[Budstikka]] |publisher= |language=Norwegianno |date=2015-01-17 |accessdateaccess-date=2015-05-09}}</ref>
 
== Works ==
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== Discography (in selection) ==
DISCOGRAPHY (COMPOSER)
 
*'''MUSIC FOR TWO PIANOS''' op 17 (Koroliov Piano duo) 2L CD6
;Soloist with [[Trondheim Symphony Orchestra]] conducted by [[Ole Kristian Ruud]], recorded at [[Olavshallen]], Trondheim
*'''ELEVAZIONE op 21''' (Boye Hansen / Bratlie) BD 7035C
*[[1993 in music|1993]]: ''[[Eivind Groven]] - Piano Concerto • Symphony No. 2'' ([[Simax catalog|Simax Classics]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/Eivind-Groven-Wolfgang-Plagge-Trondheim-Symphony-Orchestra-Ole-Kristian-Ruud-Piano-Concerto-Symphony/release/3990913 |title=Eivind Groven, Wolfgang Plagge, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra*, Ole Kristian Ruud – Piano Concerto • Symphony No. 2 |work= |last= |first= |authorlink= |publisher=[[Discogs.com]] |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2015-05-09}}</ref>
*'''ASTEROIDE SUITE op 33''' (Follesø / Kjekshus) 2L CD14
 
*'''SONATA I op 39 horn & piano''' (Bonet / Banados) Verso VRS 2003
;With soloists [[Ole Edvard Antonsen]] / [[Solveig Kringelborn]] / Wolfgang Plagge
*'''SONATA I op 43 bassoon & piano''' (Rønnes / Knardahl) SIMAX PSC1077
*[[2003 in music|2003]]: ''Wolfgang Plagge: Ars Nova (The Medieval Inspiration)'' (2L)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/wolfgang-plagge-ars-nova-the-medieval-inspiration-mw0001835307 |title=Ole Edvard Antonsen / Solveig Kringelborn / Wolfgang Plagge Wolfgang Plagge: Ars Nova (The Medieval Inspiration) |work= |last= |first= |authorlink= |publisher=[[AllMusic.com]] |language= |accessdate=2015-05-09}}</ref>
*'''FESTIVAL MUSIC op 46 no 3''' (HMKG symph. Band / Andresen) SONET SCD 15022
*'''CONCERTO op 49 horn & orchestra''' (Wekre / TSO) SIMAX PSC1100
*'''MONOCEROS op 51''' (Wekre) 2L CD25
*'''CANZONA op 53''' (Arctic Brass / Plagge) SIMAX PSC1074
*'''MUSIC FOR CELLO op 54''' (Kvalbein) Aurora ACD 5040
*'''SONATA op 64 euphonium & piano''' (Olsrud / Hennig) SSO01
*'''FACSIMILES op 66''' (Faukstad) BD 7028C
*'''SONATA II op 67 horn & piano''' (Wekre / Plagge) 2L CD25
*'''SÓLARLJÓÐ op 68''' (Kringlebotn / Plagge) 2L CD5
*'''CONCERTO GROSSO II op 85''' (Koroliov Piano duo / Stensø / Arctic Brass) 2L CD6
*'''SONATA III op 88 horn & piano''' (Wekre / Plagge) 2L CD25
*'''RHAPSODY op 89''' (Follesø) 2L CD14
 
== References ==
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[[Category:Norwegian classical pianists]]
[[Category:Simax Classics artists]]
[[Category:Academic staff of the Barratt Due Institute of Music faculty]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Norwegian male pianists]]
[[Category:21st-century classical pianists]]
[[Category:21st-century Norwegian male musicians]]
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